LAUREL, Del. - Friday evening, a 13 year-old bicyclist was hit by a van on Sussex Highway (US 13) in Laurel.
At approximately 6:53 p.m., Thomas S. Jolly was driving a 2005 Ford Econoline van on Camp Road, stopped in the median of Sussex Highway (US13) waiting
to cross over the southbound lanes.
According to police, as Jolly began to cross, he was unable
to see a bicyclist traveling northbound on the shoulder of the southbound lanes
and struck the 13 year-old young man on a bike. The teen was then ejected from the
bicycle and landed in the roadway.
The teen, who was not wearing a helmet, was
removed by EMS and initially transported to Nanticoke Hospital
before being flown to A.I. DuPont Hospital where he is listed in stable
condition.
The crash is still under investigation.